secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     AUTONATION, INC. (AN)
CIK:        0000350698
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2023-07-21T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0000350698-23-000095
Event type: earnings
Sentiment:  neutral
Materiality: 0.70
Item codes: 2.02, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

AutoNation Q2 2023 EPS $6.02 (adj $6.29) vs $6.48 YoY; revenue flat at $6.9B
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- Adjusted EPS of $6.29 missed prior year's $6.48; GAAP EPS of $6.02 included $0.27 weather charge.
- After-sales gross profit record $543M, up 13% YoY, offsetting new/used vehicle pressure.
- SG&A held at 61.9% of adjusted gross profit; operating expense discipline continued.
- Repurchased 1.6M shares for $207M; acquired five dealerships and opened 16th AutoNation USA store.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069823000095/0000350698-23-000095-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/350698/000035069823000095/an-20230721.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0000350698-23-000095

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